Children's shoes
- Case number
- SR/01372/26
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Type / Model
- 9NPW3D8D
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇲🇹 Malta
- Country of origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Published
- 2026-05-08
⚠️ Risk
The plastic window inside the wallet contains excessive amounts of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.12% and 31.6% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may pause a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 8.1% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 27/04/2026